BEREA, Ohio -- The Browns will play their second straight AFC foe when they head to Baltimore Sunday to take on the 1-0 Ravens.

The Ravens are coming off a 20-0 shutout of the Bengals in which they sacked Andy Dalton five times and picked him off four times. It marked the first time in club history they've recorded five sacks and four picks in one game. Dalton also lost a fumble.

The game will be a huge test for rookie quarterback DeShone Kizer, who was sacked seven times and picked off once by the Steelers. He'll face an even stiffer challenge from this dominant Ravens' D, which some consider to be one of the best in the NFL this season.

Joe Flacco is 15-2 against the Browns, and his head coach John Harbaugh is 16-2 since taking over in 2008.

Here are five things we learned on Friday as the Browns put the finishing touches on preparation for the Ravens.

1. Duke Johnson will get some carries

Johnson was targeted five times in the passing game last week, catching two for 20 yards, but didn't carry the ball. Meanwhile, Isaiah Crowell ran it 17 times, but for only 33 yards and a 1.9-yard average.

Matthew Dayes carried three times for seven yards, and Kizer five for 17. But running game coordinator Kirby Wilson said Johnson will have opportunities this week.

"This week, it's different from last week," he said. "We're looking forward to having him out there and contributing any way that he can as a runner, as a receiver and as a pass protector. He wears many hats for us, and we'd like to see him get some touches."

As for Dayes, Wilson said, "he's a work in progress. He did what he was asked to do for the most part. He had some rookie type of mental errors that we think will disappear the more he plays and the more he prepares, but like the rest of us, he has a lot of room for improvement and growth.''

Jackson hasn't ruled out keeping Britt in the starting lineup despite his "inexcusable'' drop against the Steelers.

"We could start in a lot of different personnel groups on offense so I won't know that right away,'' he said. But don't expect Britt to be tethered to the bench.

"No question, he'll play,'' said Jackson. "No question about that."

Britt, a ninth-year pro, is still the most experienced receiver on the roster, and Kizer needs all the knowledge and wisdom he can get on the field.

Although Sammie Coates and Kasen Williams will likely play more, Britt will get his chances.

3. It wasn't his fault

Dayes took the high road this week and assumed partial blame for the Steelers' blocked punt for a touchdown in Sunday's 21-18 loss. But Jackson exonerated him on Friday.

"No, it wasn't Matthew,'' Jackson said. "It wasn't Matthew Dayes. I'm not going to say who the culprit was, but it was not Matthew Dayes for sure."

Dayes, the personal punt protector, attributed it to a miscommunication between him and long snapper Charlie Hughlett, which means Hughlett was to blame.

"We looked over it, and we will fix it,'' said Dayes. "We know what to do from here on."

Special teams coordinator Chris Tabor lamented the block, which occurred on the Browns' opening drive.

"It's like you get to Christmas, you open up the present and it's just a box of rocks,'' said Tabor. "You're disappointed.''

But Tabor said the special teams will positively impact the outcome of a game before long.

"Yeah, we're going to win a game for the Cleveland Browns,'' he said. "We've done it here before and we'll do it again.''

4. Kevin Hogan is backup QB again

Jackson will stick with Hogan as Kizer's backup, meaning that Cody Kessler will not dress for the second straight game. It's significant, because Kessler started eight games for the Browns last season and began the offseason as the man to beat.

But Hogan won the backup job with good production in the final two preseason games, and it doesn't appear that will change anytime soon. Hogan is one play away from stepping in for Kizer.

In preseason, Hogan demonstrated good arm strength, mobility and decision-making, and made Brock Osweiler expendable.

5. Kevin Zeitler will play with thumb protection

Right guard Kevin Zeitler had right thumb surgery this week, but will play with a protective covering of some sort.

"It won't affect me in any way," he said, adding that he played through it against the Steelers and had it looked at the next day.

"My mindset is I can play so I'm going to play, and I'm going to leave it all on the field,'' he said.

He said he's never played with a cast, "but so many people have done it before that if other people can do it, I can do it.''